Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown (9 November 1952-) was a US Senator from Ohio (D) from 3 January 2007, succeeding Mike DeWine. He had previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives (D-OH 13) from 3 January 1993 to 3 January 2007, succeeding Don Pease and preceding Betty Sutton.

Biography
Sherrod Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio on 9 November 1952, and he graduated from Yale University and Ohio State University. While in college, he volunteered for liberal politicians such as George McGovern, and he worked as a teacher before serving in the State House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 as a Democratic Party member. He was the youngest State Representative in Ohio, having been elected at the age of 22. From 1983 to 1991, he served as Secretary of State of Ohio, and he then served in the US House of Representatives from 1993 to 2007 and US Senator from 2007. Brown was one of the most liberal members of the US Congress; he voted against the Iraq War, supported the provision of jobs to injured veterans, supported gun control, supported breaking up "too big to fail" banks and companies, supported gay rights, and supported tariffs on washing machine imports.